A few people have mailed in that they are unable to use the Final Fantasy XIV free trial because the launcher does not display a “create account” button. Luckily, user Treyu86 over at the MMORPG.com forums figured out how to get the button to show. All you have to do is delete the Final Fantasy … Continue reading “How To: Can’t Create Trial Account In FFXIV”
Free trials have finally come to Final Fantasy XIV, which means more people running around the world of Eorzea. One question that always pops up is how to deal with the army of dead characters that will be created and then never returned to. Square Enix has apparently thought of this problem and come up with a … Continue reading “FFXIV: Trial Characters Eventually Expire”
Naoki Yoshida gave a talk at the Game Developers Conference to talk about Final Fantasy XIV’s 1.0 launch, its failure, and how it was reborn. The talk lasts a little more than an hour and covers a wide range of topics including free to play vs subscription and how the landscape has changed in the … Continue reading “Naoki Yoshida Talks FFXIV 1.0 Failures”
Square Enix has revealed the latest trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The trailer details some of the content coming in Patch 2.3, focusing on the return of the primals, summoned by the various beast tribes that inhabit Eorzea. Players will face off against classic primals, including Garuda, Titan, Leviathan, Ramuh, and Shiva. … Continue reading “E3 2014: FFXIV A Realm In Peril Trailer”
Today’s MMOrning Shot comes to us from Square Enix, marking the launch of Final Fantasy XIV on the Playstation 4, not to be confused with the upcoming remake of Final Fantasy IV on the Playstation 14 set for release in 2078. If you have a Playstation 4 and enjoy a good MMO, grab a copy … Continue reading “MMOrning Shots: Final Fantasy XPSIV”
Naoki Yoshida has revealed in an interview to 4Gamer that Final Fantasy XIV currently carries 1.8 million player accounts, 6.75 million characters created, and 500,000 active daily users. Well, the number for daily active user count can be misleading…. The peak time for Japan and oversea countries are different, for example. But if we simply … Continue reading “FFXIV Enjoys 500,000 Daily Players”
Final Fantasy XIV has been out for quite a while now and, most assuredly, there are bound to be many of you among the crowd who have unsubscribed for one reason or another. With the launch of 2.1: A Realm Awoken, Square Enix would like to reintroduce you to the wonders of Eorzea, or more … Continue reading “Square Enix Invites Former FFXIV Subscribers Back”
Siliconera is reporting that Square Enix has convened a special board of advisors to ensure that future Final Fantasy games meet the standard of quality that customers expect from the series. Where was this crew when Square Enix greenlit Final Fantasy: All The Bravest? No en la casa, apparently. The four man group is made … Continue reading “Square Enix Convenes Board To Stop Bad Final Fantasy Games”
Today’s PSA is brought to you by the letter B and the number 7. Here at MMO Fallout, I regularly receive emails from people asking me to unban their accounts, in complete ignorance to the fact that I am neither officially associated with nor work for any of the games that I report on. But … Continue reading “PSA: FFXIV, Account Theft, And Ban Investigations”
Good news, everyone. A couple of weeks have passed since Final Fantasy XIV entered its head start phase, during which the servers became consistently flooded with players all looking to make their home in Eorzea. Due to the overwhelming response by players, Square Enix decided to temporarily halt digital sales of the game on their official … Continue reading “FFXIV Back On (Digital) Store Shelves”
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